Comparative European and Non-European Languages and Literatures

Overview

The Master’s Degree in Comparative European and Non-European Languages and Literatures (LM 37) aims to provide students with a high level of academic education - primarily from a comparative perspective - in the languages and literatures of French, English, Russian, Spanish and German. Moreover, students will have the opportunity to focus on the extra-European variants of these languages and cultures (in the Euro-Mediterranean, Euro-American, and postcolonial areas). The programme is therefore meant to be open to the world, offering an international perspective on education, research, and cultural entrepreneurship.

In this view, starting from the academic year 2017/2018 the programme has considerably enhanced its international profile by providing all teaching in English, except for the specific language and literary modules taught in the relevant languages. Given its international nature, this programme is particularly suitable for non-Italian speaking students. In addition to specific foreign languages and literatures modules, this programme also focuses on various humanistic areas, such as philology, linguistics, literature, and comparative studies.

Through a recently established agreement between the University of Verona and University A Coruña (Spain), starting from the 2017-2018 academic year the degree offers a joint programme for the conferral of a double degree based especially on foreign language and literature studies. Students who successfully complete the programme will be awarded a degree certificate valid in Italy and Spain.

The degree programme allows students to specialise in one foreign language and its respective

body of literature, as well as to improve their advanced knowledge in a second foreign language and corresponding body of literature. In addition to these core modules, all of which are taught in the relevant foreign language, the programme includes other humanities subjects such as philology, linguistics and comparative studies.

Students will acquire knowledge by means of interdisciplinary approaches with historical and translinguistic perspectives. They will become proficient in two foreign languages in terms of both linguistic ability and critical awareness of intertextual and intercultural contexts. The programme provides a solid foundation for high-level professional opportunities or further academic study such as undertaking a PhD.

Job opportunities

Graduates who have sufficient credits in relevant areas may, as required by current legislation, take the admission tests in order to train to become a teacher in secondary schools. The Master’s degree programme prepares graduates for a career as high-level interpreters and translators, cultural mediators, editors and consultants in the fields of journalism, publishing, and the world of culture in its various expressions. The programme trains specialised officials able to work in international organisations and cultural institutions in Italy and abroad.

Scholarships for non-eu students - please note:

Call for applications for pre-admission to International Master’s degree programmes at the University of Verona, for non-Eu students holding a foreign academic degree and living outside the European Union.

For the academic year 2020/2021, 16 scholarships will be awarded to top candidates from non-Eu countries. Please read carefully the “Call for applications” for further information. Deadline for applications: 31 March 2020, 12.00 pm, noon (Italian time, GMT+1).